mint (mints plural & 3rd person present) (minting present participle) (minted past tense & past participle )
1 n-uncount Mint is a herb with fresh-tasting leaves.
Garnish with mint sprigs.
2 n-count A mint is a sweet with a peppermint flavour. Some people suck mints in order to make their breath smell fresher.
3 n-count The mint is the place where the official coins of a country are made.
usu sing, usu the N
In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
4 verb To mint coins or medals means to make them in a mint.
...the right to mint coins. V n
5 n-sing If you say that someone makes a mint, you mean that they make a very large amount of money.
INFORMAL usu a N
(=loads)
Everybody thinks I'm making a mint...
6 If you say that something is in mint condition, you mean that it is in perfect condition.
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in mint condition phrase usu v-link PHR